[ecrea] CFP: International CECC Conference "On the Eve of War"

CALL FOR PAPERS

CECC – The Research Centre for Communication and Culture presents:

ON THE EVE OF WAR

V International CECC Conference on Culture and Conflict

December 5-6, 2013

School of Human Sciences – Catholic University of Portugal (Lisbon)



The V CECC International Conference on Culture and Conflict “On the Eve 
of War” aims to examine periods that anticipate wars and conflicts from 
various perspectives.

Before the current world crisis, which threatens a future of peace; at 
the dawn of the new millennium, born in the shadow of a new type of war, 
the war on terror; and keeping in mind the proximity of the 100th 
anniversary of the beginning of World War I, it is urgent to investigate 
(i) if there are any anticipated or predicted wars; (ii) how they are 
emplotted; and (iii) (re)configured.



The conference “On the Eve of War” aims to discuss the aesthetic, 
ethical, social, political, economic and ideological aspects that 
constitute the conceptual framework of the war phenomenon and their 
discursive impact on the cultural fabric, the production of 
subjectivity. Papers are welcome on the following issues:



1.         Nationalism, colonialism, racism

2.         Discursive/ethical practices and conflict premediations

3.         War and cultural critique

4.         The role of intellectuals in fostering conflict

5.         Malaise and resentment: the psychoanalytical discourse on the 
eve of conflict

6.         War and the media

7.         Warring modernism(s)

8.         Entertainment and the representation of war (video games, 
film, theatre, dance, music, etc)

9.         Science, technology, industry and warfare

10.       Virtual worlds and cyber wars





The Conference working languages will be Portuguese and English.



Please send the Organizing Committee 300-word abstracts for 20-minute 
papers, as well as a brief biographical note (circa 100 words), to 
(eve.of.war.2013 /at/ gmail.com)  by July 1st.

Proposals should list paper title, name, institutional affiliation, and 
contact details.



Notification of acceptance will be given by September 15th, 2013.




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